Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 9, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
70,909 hours, 31,968 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38002784WGEN
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CABIN FILLED WITH VERY STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU. ALSO FOUND BLUE HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD LEAKING AT HP FILTER 2048GM - SECURED MANIFOLD WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS. VENDOR CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OF THE APU DUE TO LOAD COMPRESSOR SEAL LEAKAGE.

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